The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-05-27
O'BRIEN AT ALBANY.
He is Heartily Greeted and Bid God
Speed

ALBANY, N. Y, May 26. Editor William
O'Brien arrived here this morning from
Niagara Falls and left for Montreal this
afternoon.
In the interval he visited both branches of
the Legislature. This was the day set for
adjournment, but just as the audience and
members were leaving the chamber, the
Speaker remounted the rostrlm and an
nounced that Editor O'Brien was under
stood to be in the room, and extended to
him an invitation to mount the platform
beside him. The chamber was nearly filed
with spectators, many of whom were ladies,
and a large proportion of whom had fol-
lowed Mr.. O'Brien ON his tour through the
city into the capitol.
ON THE PLATFORM.
A passage way was soon formed in the
centre aisle, through which Mr.. OBrien and
Mr.. Wall, the Associated Press correspond
ent (the latter with his head still handagedD,
passed up. The famous editor, who ap-
peared to be in good health and spirits. was
greeted with hearty applause. After this
had subsidized the Speaker gracefully said,
motioning TO himself and the distinguished
visitor: "a shamrock and the stars and
stripes This created another outburst of
applause.
A LIVELY RECEPTION.
Then there were cries of "a speech" "a
speech, "1ive us your idea of Canadian
hospitality" Mr. 0'Brien then made 10
minutes speech, in which he referred to the
universal hospitality with which he had been
received everywhere in America, to the feel
ing of security he experienced when he found
himself under the glorious stars and stripes
at Cape Vincent, and to the great honor
now accorded him by the Legislature Of
New York The Irish cause, he
declared, would ever go on. Nothing could
daunt its promoters They had the greatest
leader in history and the greatest living
nglishman-G Gladstone-for their advocate.
The Liberal party of England had never un-
dertaken a great movement which it had
not ultimately carried to success. He could
assure them, he said, that American sympa-
thy greatly nerved and encouraged every
advocate and promoter of the Irish cause,
even Parnell and Gladstone themselves.
tApplause.
The Speaker Husted) referred TO the fact
that seven years ago he had the honor to
present Parnell in that chamber, and that
two years ago while he (HustedD was abroad
Parnell recognized his face and shook his
hand. Mr.. Parnell at that time confirmed
the very statement which Mr.. OiBrien had
just made--that the Amer an sympathy
was most grateful to them. Mr.. 0,Brien
then retired from the chamber amid hearty
applause, and the large audience quietly dis
persed.
SAFE AT MONTREAL.
MONTREAL, May a6-Mr. O'Brien arrived
| here at 1920 O'Clock this evening Great
| crowds of persons were in waiting, who took
the horses from his carriage, and amid sing
ing of "God Save Ireland!" the carriage was
drawn TO st. Lawrence Hall, from the bal
| cony of which Mr.. O'Brien made a speech In
good old city of Montreal to tell you
that our mission, through the blessing of a
| divine Providence and through the gener-
GUS sympathy of the Canadian people, has
succeeded far beyond our widest anticipa-
tions. [Applause.1 / have accomplished
my task in spite Of the encouragement and
danger, and every fair-minded man now
believes took the only proper means TO put
an end to the murderous despotism of the
heartless evictor - Lansdowne. loud
cheers.l Lansdowne may bask for awhile
in the praises of men who tried tc
stihe our voices In our blood. He
made a speech in Toronto the other night
in which he did not seem for q moment to be
alive to the fact that attempt after attempt
had been made upon our lives IN his inter
est and that the grossest outrages had beer
perpetrated upon the liberty Of speech in
Canada. He treated these attempts at mur-
der and that attempt at the suppression OF
free speech as matters of jocosity and levity
KNOWN AND CONDEMNED.
He may enjoy, as say, the praises of the
Orangemen of Toronto, and there can be nc
better proof that his cause Is bad and In.
human than the fact that he is now the
hero of these cowardly, brutal and muir
derous villains. But he cannot cloak his
misdeeds any longer He is now known,
and to say that he Is known is the heaviest
sentence Of condemnation that could be pro-
nounced against him." loud applause.l